Michigan Two-Thirds Legislative Vote on Lame-Duck Session Bills Amendment (2022)
| Michigan Two-Thirds Legislative Vote on Lame-Duck Session Bills Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Michigan Two-Thirds Legislative Vote on Lame-Duck Session Bills Amendment was not on the ballot in Michigan as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have required a two-thirds vote of each legislative chamber to pass a bill after the even-year general election.[1] The period between the even-year November general election and the start of the next legislative session in January is known as a lame-duck session.
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- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
In Michigan, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the Michigan State Legislature during one legislative session.
State Rep. Jason Wentworth introduced the constitutional amendment as House Joint Resolution A (HJR A) on January 13, 2021. The Michigan House of Representatives voted 102 to 7 to pass HJR A on February 24, 2021. HJR A did not receive a vote in the Senate.[1]
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